GAME COVER MIXTURES COVER · 2018. 1. 2. · Triticale) giving 3-4 years cover, Spaniel, (Texsel...
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GAME COVER MIXTURES:
Short Term Cover mix: providing excellent feeding and cover for game for one year. Contains: Buckwheat, Millet, Sunflower, Canary Seed, Pinfold Kale, Emerald Rape. 1 acre pack 14Kgs per acre
Long Term Cover Mix : Provides feed and dense cover when needed and good nesting areas.Contains: Canary grass, Sweet Clover, Canary Seed, Cocksfoot, Mustard. 1 acre pack 8Kg per acre
Special Purpose Mixes are available on request for specific requirements include:
Partridge (Triticale, Linseed and Gold of Pleasure),
Drought Resistant (Perennial Chicory and Triticale) giving 3-4 years cover,
Spaniel, (Texsel Greens, Forage Rape, Mustard and Fodder Radish) for late sown cover or patching up existing cover areas, and
Kwik Fix; (Mustard and Fodder radish)
These are supplied in 1 acre packs
DEFRA approved mixes for all situations are also available, please ask for your specific circumstances.
We will be pleased to arrange supply of any other seeds not listed here.
Please contact Richard Knight for further details.
Office: 01508 518763Mobile: 07800912264
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Game Maize: provides excellent cover during the summer and autumn with good feed value from cobs later on. Our varieties are selected for long term standing and feed value. Supplied as a Straight variety or as a Blend of several varieties to give prolonged cover and feed. All sold in acre packs treated with Mesurol or Thiram
Jonty: a new brassica for late sowing rapidly providing cover up to 3ft high with open space beneath. Cover through to December. Sow @ 1 – 2.5 kg/acre
Kale: Winter hardy with a canopy held above ground providing good runs for game. Can be left to regenerate for a second year (provides good food for songbirds). Flea beetle treatment recommended. Sow @ 2kg/acre
Keeper: very winter hardy, average height on stiff stems.
Pinfold: canopy held high on tall stems, good winter hardiness
Thousand Head: traditional variety, medium to tall, tough stems with small leaves.
Bittern: popular choice, good for regeneration or may be grazed after the end of the shooting season.
Caledonian: Very winter hardy and club root resistant allowing for continuous cropping on good sites.
Kale blend: mixture designed to give combined benefits of several varieies.
Quinoa: provides useful feed for pheasants and partridges. Usually sown with kale-for support. Sow @ 4kg/acre (supplied in ½ acre packs)
Texel greens: Also for late sowing giving tall (up to 5ft) dense cover through to January and beyond. Sow @ 2.5kg/acre.
Mustard: Produces rapid cover from a late sowing. Frost tender. Sow @ 5kg/acre. Nematode resistant varieties also available.
Millet: Provides cover similar to pheasants natural environment with good feed value.
White millet: has better standing ability whilst Red millet produces more seed. Sow @ 10kg/acre
Reed Millet: Tanka is better suited to wetter soils and provides excellent cover. Supplied in 1 acre (5kg) packs.
Millet blends: either red and white mixed or Tanka reed millet with white millet
Sorghum: produces dense cover. Used as shelter belts around maize and is useful for flushing. Drought resistant. Sold in acre packs.
Giant Sorghum, Very tall, up to 2.5 metres
Intermediate Sorghum Height 1.5 - 2.0 metres
Dwarf Sorghum: up to 1.5 metres tall.
Sunflower: Provides cover during the summer and feed in autumn. Available as dwarf or semi-dwarf. Also attracts wild birds such as finches . Sow @ 5Kg /acre
Canary Grass: perennial, drought resistant grass giving cover up to 6ft from late summer. Provides good nesting sites. Sow in wide rows (75cm) to allow runs for birds. (Suggested 3 bags/acre ICI No2 or equivalent) Sow @ 2.5kg/acre.
Canary seed: A prolific seed producer with dense cover. Sow @ 15Kg / acre
Chicory, perennial: provides tall cover in second year, drought resistant. Attracts a wide variety of wildlife
Phacelia: an annual flower that produces rapid cover and attracts insects vital for young birds. Sow @ 3kg/acre
Tritcale: Spring triticale suited to poor soils and areas prone to rabbit attack or where brassica sickness is a problem. Provides tall cover and feed value in autumn. Sow @ 50kg/acre
Gold of pleasure: also known as false flax, this brassica produces small seeds attracting partridges in particular. A rich source of omega3 oils this crop should produce some very healthy birds! Sow @ 5kg/acre
Yellow blossom sweet clover: a deep rooted clover providing good cover. Blossom attracts insects early on and provides good seed yields for food value in autumn. Very tough will grow almost anywhere. Leaves a residue of Nitrogen for subsequent crops
Buckwheat: Attracts insects in the early growth stage for young birds and provides seed later on, particularly good for partridges. Can be sown under maize or other cover. Sow @ 25kg/acre
Grass Mixtures: for Rearing Pens, Deer Field (with legumes) and other purposes available on request.
Caledonian Kale
Gold of Pleasure (Camelina sativa)
Maize, Sunflower and Sorghum mix.